Robert Henri Quotes

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.

I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.

I'm not going to pretend to know one more thing than I know.

That's always important to us, is being truthful. Not guessing, not making any assumptions. Just coming at it with knowledge.

I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. I'm just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don't know.

Wisdom consists partly in not pretending anymore, in discarding artifice.

The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth.

I would have every man write what he knows and no more.

Truth is better for humanity than ignorance, lies, or spin. And it's more interesting.

There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together

OK, so truth hurts - but what else does truth do?

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

The best mind-altering drug is the truth.

The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.

We are really the conveyors of truth in a very critical time and people need to know that truth.

When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.

I say what I think and I think what I say.

I don't want to pretend to be a prophet or a saint. I'm very conscious of my limitations. I know my flaws. But I don't like lying.

I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.

I've always told the truth. I think that's been part of the foundation of my career. I don't put myself above people. I don't put myself different than people. And I, for one, know that none of us is immune.

It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

It's impossible to always get across what I'm trying to say, but, if I just stay honest, then I'm not going to look back on any of these interviews and wonder what I was trying to do or be.